Tory Dickson Explained

Tory Dickson
Fullname:Tory Dickson
Birth Date:26 September 1987
Originalteam:Bendigo Bombers (VFL)
Draftpick:No. 57, 2011 national draft
Height:184 cm
Weight:83 kg
Position:Forward
Guernsey:29
Years1:2012 - 2020
Games Goals1:114 (181)
Statsend:2020
Careerhighlights:

Tory Dickson (born 26 September 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played mainly as a medium-sized forward.

Career

Before joining the Western Bulldogs, Dickson had been playing for various football clubs around Victoria. In 2009, he won the best and fairest award at Victorian Football League (VFL) club Frankston. After being overlooked for the AFL Draft, Dickson played for Noble Park in the Eastern Football League. In 2011, Dickson signed with the Bendigo Bombers and kicked 48 goals in 19 games.

At the age of 24, Dickson was selected by the Western Bulldogs in the 2011 National Draft, with pick #57.[1] Dickson made his debut in round 1 of the 2012 AFL season against . He struggled to make an impact, and was dropped the following week.

After spending a month playing for his third VFL club, the Bulldogs' former affiliate Williamstown,[2] Dickson was recalled to the Bulldogs for their round 7 match against .

Dickson is noted for the accuracy of his kicking for goal.[3] He was the most accurate of all AFL players in 2019, and the third-most accurate since 1965.[4]

On September 27, 2020, Dickson announced his retirement from AFL football.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[6] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 17 || 23 || 9 || 119 || 118 || 237 || 56 || 64 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 7.0 || 6.9 || 13.9 || 3.3 || 3.8|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 13 || 22 || 10 || 108 || 75 || 183 || 48 || 39 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 8.3 || 5.8 || 14.1 || 3.7 || 3.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 18 || 21 || 39 || 9 || 9 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 4.5 || 5.3 || 9.8 || 2.3 || 2.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 23 || 50 || 12 || 172 || 126 || 298 || 71 || 72 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 7.5 || 5.5 || 13.0 || 3.1 || 3.1|- style="background:#eaeaea;"| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2016# |style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 22 || 40 || 17 || 166 || 132 || 298 || 92 || 57 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 7.5 || 6.0 || 13.5 || 4.2 || 2.6|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 9 || 11 || 3 || 44 || 48 || 92 || 33 || 27 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 4.9 || 5.3 || 10.2 || 3.7 || 3.0|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 8 || 8 || 1 || 42 || 34 || 76 || 24 || 15 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 5.3 || 4.3 || 9.5 || 3.0 || 1.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 29 || 17 || 24 || 8 || 109 || 85 || 194 || 60 || 41 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 6.4 || 5.0 || 11.4 || 3.5 || 2.4|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 113! 181! 61! 778! 639! 1417! 393! 324! 1.6! 0.5! 6.9! 5.7! 12.5! 3.5! 2.9|}

Honours and achievements

AFL

2016

VFL

2014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tory Dickson's last crack at big time pays off with selection in AFL draft. Amy, Paul. November 25, 2011. Herald Sun. 2 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Dickson's new home. Collins, Ben. 14 May 2012. westernbulldogs.com.au. 14 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Davidson. Ryan. 29 May 2016. The secret behind Dickson's incredible accuracy. AFLs . 10 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Laughton . Max . 16 May 2019. AFL 2019: The numbers say goalkicking accuracy is getting worse . Fox Sports . 10 September 2019.
  5. Web site: 27 September 2020. Premiership hero Dickson calls time. 27 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Tory Dickson Stats. AFL Tables. 18 October 2016.